The Might As Well bug hits hard.
CK5
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Back In the Saddle Again
- Thread starter K5Devil
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I've been tempted to do the same while my motor is out, but I am torn by the idea of half-assing it. If i'm painting the firewall, i'm pulling everything off it first, and that's just more work.
I would start by cleaning the firewall since you would need to clean it before painting anyway. Then decide whether or not to paint it.
I decided against it. Prepping the motor to drop in now.
Broke one coil pack on the way in somehow. But we made it 
in the dark ta boot. 
in the dark ta boot. 
Probably good that you skipped the firewall, otherwise tomorrow the body might be off the frame, and you'd be waiting on parts for something!
Looks good in the dark anyway!
Looks good in the dark anyway!
Just glad I nailed the motor mount placement the first try haha that makes life easier. I have a few extra coil packs
Even with the motor mounts in the correct position front/back I am unable to get them to fit between the cross member side to side. So I have two options. Buy expensive motor mounts or drill new holes in the cross member to allow it to work. Spent this entire morning trying to get them to line up and I’m throwing in the towel. Maybe if I could pry from the side and bottom at the same time I could maybe get it to line up but it’s like 1” off. So motor is coming back out.
There are SBC and BBC mounts. I had to use BBC on one install to use the stock holes.
I did a lot of research in prep for this install and purchased known locating brackets that have been used countless times. I think if I had a spare set of hands and biceps I could finagle it in. I got it to about 1/2” away. I think what’s happening is the motor isn’t perfectly square in between the frames. I may need to ratchet strap and try to only lift one side to get it to line the holes up.
Let me get a thing or 2 done, I'll be over in 30ish
Sounds good
Welp. Things went in a different direction.
Purchased fhe ORD motor mounts.
Purchased fhe ORD motor mounts.
You MAW paint the fire wall.
There was no way the mounts were going to work. No matter how we finagled it. Destroyed the passenger side clam shell in the process. Tried to do it the cheap way and learned a lesson a should have already known.
Now that the whole drivetrain is out I will get everything preppred at the same time. New 32 spline input shaft in the 208. I’ll get the nv4500 sealed up and mounted to the 208. I’ll get the floor prepped for the shifters and the pedal assembly installed. Still need to fabricate a bracket for the ramcharger 208 stick so now that will be easier to do. Nothing a few long nights can’t solve lol
Yeah that must be what the difference is. There was so much lore on the net about SBC and BBC mounts and if there even was a difference but there definitely is a difference
Mounts came in. About to paint them up and install em
Pics of the cross member clearance and the new mounts. Dropped right in how it should have the first time lol
Speed engineering headers will clear early bellhousing if you shave down the dirt cover boss which it what I am going to do
